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Tech News
Amazon now operates more than 1 million robots across its warehouses, making it the largest robot operator in the world, according to the company. Despite this automation push, Amazon remains the second-largest corporate employer globally with over 1.5 million full- and part-time human workers, per its 2025 annual report, and plans to expand its robot fleet further through new manufacturing facilities.
Amazon is boosting minimum starting pay for its core U.S. operations staff, including delivery drivers and fulfillment center workers, to $20 per hour, pushing average hourly pay to nearly $24. The company is also adding perks like access to a low-cost banking service called Day 1 Financial, a credit union membership, and discounts on Whole Foods purchases both in-store and online.
Longtime Marley Spoon subscribers say their boxes have arrived with melted ice, warm proteins and dozens of missing ingredients since the meal kit brand switched fulfillment to Misfits Market. The shift followed the April bankruptcy of former supplier FreshRealm, which also served Blue Apron, and customers report getting little help from customer service when reporting damaged or incomplete deliveries.
The piece revisits Howard Thurman's advice that people should pursue what makes them feel alive rather than chase what they think the world demands. It offers four questions readers can ask themselves to evaluate whether their current job aligns with their genuine interests and strengths.
A pattern identified by workplace psychologists describes professionals who chase achievements primarily to escape feelings of shame or inadequacy rather than genuine fulfillment. As a result, hitting milestones brings only fleeting relief instead of lasting satisfaction, leaving high performers feeling empty despite external success.